Hyperledger Blockchain Project Adds 17 New Members
An affiliate of global electronics giant Samsung is among 17 new members to join the Hyperledger blockchain project. The Linux-led blockchain initiative today announced new companies and organizations have joined its ranks including Samsung's IT services subsidiary Samsung SDS, Quickbooks developer Intuit and heavy machinery manufacturer Sany. The announcement provides the latest sign that Samsung is developing an interest in the emerging technology, and that major institutions are increasingly viewing Hyperledger as a venue for further engagement. To date, nearly 100 companies and....
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The Hyperledger Project announced 17 new members that will collaborate in researching, developing and standardizing blockchain technology. Hyperledger Project Adds ‘Two New Members Per Week’. The project has attracted 80 business members since the inception of Hyperledger last year. “There’s been a tremendous response to our vision for creating an open....
The Hyperledger Project, led by the Linux Foundation and aimed at the development of an enterprise-grade, open source distributed ledger framework and codebase, recently announced that seven new members have joined the project. New members are INVeSHARE, MonetaGo, Swedish developer Norbloc, the Moscow Exchange, and three Chinese firms: BitSE, Belink Technologies and Onchain. “The enterprise application of blockchain technology is set to change the way we conduct business and will have a profound impact across all sectors of business,” said Brian Behlendorf, executive director of the....
Hyperledger, the open-source enterprise blockchain consortium led by the Linux Foundation has announced the addition of eight new members to its working group. The latest members include enterprise software giant CA Technologies; blockchain startup Factom Foundation; healthcare blockchain developers Hashed Health; Korean IT services provider Koscom; foreign exchange and digital assets trading & wallet app Lykke; supply chain blockchain developer LedgerDomain and; Switzerland-based telecommunications firm Swisscom. The San Francisco-based cross-industry blockchain consortium announced....
The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger initiative has added a new blockchain deployment tool to its growing pool of projects. Dubbed ‘Cello’, the project is intended to establish a means for “creating, managing, and terminating blockchains”, Hyperledger said this week. Cello will ultimately come to serve as a support mechanism for other projects included under the Hyperledger umbrella, including Fabric, Iroha, and Sawtooth Lake, among others. Those behind the project say they hope it spurs partnerships with others working within the Hyperledger ecosystem. Baohua Yang, who first proposed....
Smartphone giant Huawei is now supporting the Hyperledger blockchain project. The Linux Foundation-led blockchain effort added 10 new members to its network today, bringing its total number of backers to 95. Notably, a significant portion of the new members hail from outside the US, with four based in China. While other major names are among the latest batch, Huawei's addition is notable as it may be the largest smartphone vendor to publicly align with blockchain technology. While Samsung has hinted at its interest, Apple and other major market players have largely been silent about the....